This post has been updated to reflect the practice squad signings of Ben Gardner, Ed Reynolds and Aziz Shittu. With NFL teams announcing final cuts on Sunday, five members of Stanford’s 2016 class have successfully made the transition from Saturday to Sunday nights and find themselves on NFL 53-man rosters, bringing the number of former Cardinal in…

Now that the dust has settled on the 2016 NFL Draft, Daily senior staff writer Alexa Philippou caught up with Stanford’s very own first-round draft pick, Joshua Garnett, to get his thoughts on signing with the 49ers and the inside scoop on an auspicious call from a San Francisco telemarketer during the draft. The Stanford Daily…

Last week, I began counting down my top Stanford football games of the past four seasons, the best moments of hair-raising drama, high-stakes victory, personal triumph and, in most cases, some combination of all three. Now, a la Matt Barkley in 2012, I’m back to take care of some unfinished business (and that game, by…

Defensive end Brennan Scarlett was the latest Stanford player to be scooped up as an undrafted free agent, signing with the Houston Texans on Saturday night. The fifth-year senior became the ninth Cardinal to make an NFL team this week, joining former teammates Devon Cajuste, Kevin Anderson and Aziz Shittu as post-draft signees. Scarlett became the Cardinal’s…

Nine former Stanford players saw their dreams of playing professional football come true this weekend, as five Cardinal were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft and four others signed with teams during the free agency period.

He’s spent the entirety of his collegiate career proving the doubters wrong, and now he’ll have the chance to do it again: Devon Cajuste has signed with the San Francisco 49ers after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft.